knock in
phrasal verb
knocked in; knocking in; knocks in
baseball
: to cause (a run or runner) to score
He knocked in a run in the second inning with a double to left field.
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Estevan Duarte, Granada baseball: The senior knocked in the go-ahead run to lead Granada to a 1-0 victory over Foothill.
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Chicago Mayor Harold Washington won reelection. 1994: Michael Jordan singled, doubled and knocked in two runs for the White Sox in an exhibition game against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Tierney knocked in a 3-pointer to cap a run and put the Sun Devils up 14 points and the top seed leads 58-44 with a quarter to play.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
The junior Riordan transfer knocked in two quick 3s to open the fourth period and cut the Notre Dame lead to just three.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Chicago Mayor Harold Washington won reelection. 1994: Michael Jordan singled, doubled and knocked in two runs for the White Sox in an exhibition game against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Tierney knocked in a 3-pointer to cap a run and put the Sun Devils up 14 points and the top seed leads 58-44 with a quarter to play.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
The junior Riordan transfer knocked in two quick 3s to open the fourth period and cut the Notre Dame lead to just three.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Knock in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knock%20in. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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